<p>Can he retake the SAT?</p>
<p>Elle,</p>
<p>Good idea. I did consider that, but didn’t think of it until it was too late for Nov and they notify by Dec 1 for the spring… I wondered if any college freshmen do take it. I highly doubt they’d revisit his file in late Dec when the scores would come. It could help him for a fall transfer, because until he has 24 credits on his transcript they evaluate them as Freshmen. He will be in progress of the 24 credits, but only 12 completed. If he doesn’t get in (and fingers and toes are crossed) I’ll have him ask the coach, and he can take it in Jan, nothing to lose because they won’t know if he doesn’t improve. </p>
<p>Hopefully this fall grades will be okay. I’m not expecting great because he has struggled for some reason…but ironically ENG 101 was going quite well last I heard! Hopefully that would be enough to counteract the SAT score, plus he should get transfer credit for ENG 101 and go right into ENG102.</p>
<p>I was thinking he could take the SAT again, but “skip” the math section since he did decently and would likely not do as well since he hasn’t had math this year. His writing score was pretty good too, just the verbal was not good. I mean not good by normal standards, not by honors or AP standards. He only has to send his best scores across all tests.</p>
<p>I really want him out of there in spring. What’s the point if he will NEVER wilingly take a foreign language? That tells me he will not stay there, unless he falls in LOVE. (with a Spanish girl!) May as well cut our losses and move on.</p>
<p>Also, the school he is at has them take 4 courses, they are 4 credits each and most actually do meet 4 hours a week for the 15 week semester. All the credits would transfer but he’d lose electives in a sense. He’s working harder in Economics for example, but when he transfers he’ll only get 3 credits for it, and 1 will go into gen ed electives. Meanwhile he’ll have worked harder and gotten less classes.</p>
<p>I am such a helicopter parent. I’m sure it isn’t helping him now. If only I could walk in his room and tell him to study! (not that he listened anyway)</p>
<p>Bifold all, can he take American sign language or Latin? He might like that better. My son had NINE years of French, hated it and it was his lowest grade. You’d think he’d be decent at it by now, but 3 more semesters would probably rule out any college for him.</p>
<p>I have no idea why my iphone came up with bifold all!</p>
<p>MY first reaction to the original post was that the son should go to the U. of Arizona, which meets his criteria and has already accepted him. It sounds like CC might not be the best option for this student, unless he wants to be closer to home (but he was not homesick). </p>
<p>U. of Arizona is apparently $5k less than Linfield, even without the merit aid (and how much was the merit aid: our state U. tends to tout this aid for tuition, leaving out the part about fees, which are the bulk of the cost).</p>
<p>I don’t really understand the problem here. Parents were willing to pay this amount for Linville. I think the son may be smart to figure out that it is not a good fit and try to get himself somewhere that he can last. In also think parental support in this situation is perfectly appropriate.</p>
<p>It sounds like the original poster came to the same conclusion. I hope the son likes U. of Arizona and has a great “college experience.”</p>
<p>We’re in a similar situation with DS, though not soccer. Due to high SAT scores and GPA our DS was qualified for numerous OOS schools as well as ALL in-state schools. DS had his heart set on a tiny, highly-selective LAC. Well, first semester in and DS loves the students but is severely limited by reduced course offerings, few extracurricular activities, and transient faculty. So now DS is trying to transfer mid-year. Two of our mediocre in-state schools will take him, but DS wants the flagship state school (for which he is qualified) but unfortunately, the school will only take Juniors with 60+ hours. At the end of this term DS will have 45 credit hours. </p>
<p>So, our question becomes: does DS return home for 1 semester, take classes at the CC, get the 60 hours, then apply to the flagship school? Does he transfer into one of the mediocre state Us, get settled in all over again, and earn his hours there, maybe continue an extra semester or two to determine if he really wants to try for the flagship? Whatever the case, DS won’t have the scholarship he has presently at his small LAC. </p>
<p>Lot of questions here, really no answers.</p>
<p>^^ The scholarship issue was the real sticking point for us when D wanted to flee her LAC – that plus, despite her unhappiness, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it really was the right place for her, if only we could get her to stay for a while. </p>
<p>When we were trying to persuade her to stick it out long enough to learn to love it, one argument that resonated with her was: wherever she ended up as a transfer, she would start all over again as the new kid – but unlike the first time, she wouldn’t be in the same boat as the entire freshman class. This time she would be trying to break into established social groups. I think this gave her some pause about slamming the door.</p>